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The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or perhaps an massive Philadelphia Eagles implosion?

Playoff Patrick Mahomes showed up to salvage the Chiefs' campaign as the Chicago Bears keep to impress as they continue their victorious run.

And did Shedeur Sanders do sufficiently on his debut NFL start to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

Let's take a look at the pick of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at twenty-one to zero behind against the reigning Super Bowl winners, how exactly did they engineer their joint-best recovery in history?

Sentiment of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s tragic death may have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Dak Prescott resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Eagles.

Prescott surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight) and clutch possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving score personifying his energetic display.

Philadelphia wasted a lead of twenty-one points or more for the first time after 1999, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being another disappointing division loss at the New York.

Along with 14 infractions for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast beginning was significant. He had only thrown for over two hundred yards in 4 games before the weekend, he had more than 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Dallas.

However from the time Philadelphia went twenty-one to zero up their offence fell apart spectacularly – with four straight kicks, a missed field goal and then a turnover handing opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defense is excellent, it really is, but an offense that's not surpassed 21 points in 5 of seven games (three losses) is now a major worry, because the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s game is all about securing the big situations, the defense keeps them in it and what offence there is manages just about enough – if it can't even do that and now the composure and possession security is failing, there could be trouble in the future.

Spotlight – Postseason Mahomes Appears Early to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn't as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point recovery in the fourth quarter versus a strong Colts squad was very impressive – and may have only saved their campaign.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's advanced analytics now give the Chiefs a 58% chance of making the postseason, when a loss on the weekend would have reduced that figure to twenty-eight percent.

No wonder the postseason form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, passing for 235 yards in the latter half by itself and leading 3 point-scoring drives in their last 4 possessions to win it in extra time.

A few huge passes and daring runs are commonplace for Mahomes in the postseason, but currently the Kansas City are in playoff mode – at six and five and only tenth in the AFC rankings.

This was closer to the old Kansas City though, with a initial close win of the year after losing five already – they won eleven of them the previous season so, if that belief returns, this Chiefs Kingdom may not be finished so soon.

Discussion – Are Chicago Be Rulers of the North?

You just can't overlook the Bears any longer. A win over the Steelers, minus Rodgers, kept them first of the division and at eight and three – sharing the same standing as the Eagles.

They appear dangerous on each side of the field, with a defence that leads the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Williams, a young quarterback now used to securing close games.

He may still be inconsistent, surrendering a score after a turnover in his team’s goal area – but he also threw 3 scores and, with already five final period rallies this year, he knows how to finish the game.

The Green Bay Packers are in hot chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are in contention after beating the Giants in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

Chicago are strangely the most reliable with 8 victories in 9, but as they visit the championship winners on the holiday we'll see just how good they really are.

Look Ahead – Exciting Thanksgiving in Prospect

This looks one of the best Thanksgiving schedules for years, with each game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit host the Packers in the traditional curtain-raiser in Detroit, prior to a unusual visit back to Texas for the Chiefs, who started out life as the Texans way back in the 1960s before moving to Kansas City.

Sunday's comeback teams are each clinging to playoff aspirations but have very little margin for mistakes – so this will have a post-season feel.

What about the Baltimore Ravens? An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the division after beginning 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

Holiday and Black Friday Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, twenty-seven November: Packers @ Lions (6:00 PM)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, 28 November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (1:20 AM)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Eagles (8:00 PM)

Can Sanders Keep His Job?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed inquiries on whether Shedeur Sanders had performed sufficiently in his first NFL outing to keep the first-team position when Gabriel returns.

But the issue will keep being asked as Sanders became the first Cleveland quarterback to secure his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with 17 other first-year quarterbacks failing to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the help of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting ten sacks, but the Browns’ offense needs a director, a presence to build belief.

Moreover self-belief is something not missing in Sanders, who informed a CBS {